Add an image, sound, or video as an annotation - Use Records - Foundation 24.1 - Foundation 24.1 - Ready - Perceptive Content - external

The OLE annotation uses the Microsoft OLE (Object Linking Embedding) technology to insert objects as annotations. This technology lets you insert images, audio files, video files with audio, or any other object supported by your system. To insert an OLE Item into an item as an annotation by creating a new object or inserting an existing object, complete the following steps.

1. Open the item.
2. In the viewer, on the Annotation toolbar, click the OLE button.
3. Click the mouse button on the item image where you want to insert an object and then do one of the following actions:

   Situation	Steps
   Insert an existing object	In the Insert Object dialog box, select the Create from File option. Use the Browse button to locate the object you want to insert. Optional. Select the Link check box to create a shortcut to the file so changes made outside of Perceptive Content are reflected in the item.
   Create and insert an object	In the Insert Object dialog box, select the Create New option. Select the type of object you want to insert from the Object Type list.

4. Choose how you want the OLE item to display:
   • To display the item as an icon, select the Display As Icon check box.
   • Remove the check box selection to display an icon-sized version of the OLE item.
   • Change the icon by clicking Change Icon. In the Change Icon dialog box, for the icon, select Current, Default, or Browse to the icon of your choice, then click OK.
5. Click OK.
   If you are creating a new object, the associated application of the object you selected starts.
6. If creating a new object, do the following substeps:
   1. In the associated application, create the object.
   2. Close the application to create the object.
      You do not need to save the object in the associated application to create the OLE annotation.